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Illustrated throughout with 200 outstanding colour photographs, Endangered Animals presents an in-depth look at around 100 species of animal from around the world, all of which are currently endangered or threatened according to the annual list drawn up by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The selection spans a broad spectrum of wildlife, from large, charismatic mammals such as the Bengal tiger to lesser-known species such as New Zealand's kakapo, the world's only flightless parrot, which was once presumed to be extinct. Each continent is covered, with examples carefully drawn from every habitat - from the mysterious aye-aye of Madagascar's shrinking rainforest, to the shy spectacled bear of the high Andes. Arranged geographically, each photographic entry is supported by a fascinating caption, which explains the animal's current plight and whether it is critically endangered or classified as vulnerable. From the Ethiopian wolf to the Bengal tiger to monk seal and dugong, Endangered Animals is a fascinating introduction to some of the most threatened species on the planet.

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Author:   Tom Jackson
Publisher:   Amber Books Ltd
Imprint:   Amber Books
Dimensions:   Width: 23.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 30.30cm
Weight:   1.400kg
ISBN:  

9781838861612

ISBN 10:   1838861610
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 June 2022
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction AFRICA 1. Addax 2. African Elephant 3. African Wild Ass 4. African Wild Dog 5. Aye-Aye 6. Black Rhino 7. Chimpanzee 8. Ethiopian Wolf 9. Mountain Gorilla 10. Nano-chameleon — Brookesia nana 11. Okapi 12. Crowned sifaka 13. Secretarybird — Sagittarius serpentarius 14. Mandrill 15. Shoebill 16. Leopard 17. Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis 18. Nile Lechwe Kobus megaceros 19. Cheetah 20. Giraffe ASIA & AUSTRALIA Arabian Oryx Asiatic Elephant Asiatic Lion Bactarian Camel Clouded Leopard Double-wattled Cassowary Giant Panda Huon Tree Kangaroo Kakapo Kiwi Lion-tailed Macaque Long Footed Potoroo Malleefowl Numbat Orangutan Red Panda Siberian Tiger Snow Leopard Sumatran Rhino Tiger Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Rafetus swinhoei Malay tapir Indian Vulture Gyps indicus Red crowned crane Painted terrapin Siamese crocodile Red slender loris Purple faced langur Chinese crocodile lizard Caspian seal Black crested gibbon Golden snub-nosed monkey Banteng Bos javanicus Philippine eagle Rufous-headed Hornbill Przewalski's Horse Equus ferus Baiji Lipotes vexillifer Pangolin Dhole Pika Visayan Warty Pig Sus cebifrons NORTH AMERICA 1. Californian Condor 2. Black-footed Ferret 3. West Indian Manatee 4. Great Prairie Chicken 5. Desert Tortoise 6. West Indian Manatee 7. Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA 1. Spectacled Bear 2. Giant Otter 3. Chinchilla 4. Macaroni Penguin 5. Flightless Cormorant 6. Golden Lion Tamarin 7. Brown Spider monkey 8. Muriqui 9. Andean cat 10. Andean night monkey 11. Imperial Amazon 12. Cuban crocodile 13. Darwin’s fox 14. Chacoan peccary 15. Northern pudu 16. Sooty albatross 17. White-throated toucan 18. Amazon river dolphin 19. Mexican agouti EUROPE European bison Mediterranean Monk Seal Great Bustard European Sturgeon Red-Breasted Goose Saiga Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Steppe eagle Iberian lynx THE WORLD’S OCEANS Blue Whale Right Whale Great White Shark Leatherback Turtle Dugong Sea Otter Giant Tortoise Polar Bear Beluga Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus rodricensis Sperm whale Harbour porpoise Hector's dolphin Marine iguana Whale shark Ocean sunfish Bluefin tuna Seahorse

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Tom Jackson is a leading natural history writer based in the United Kingdom. As an author and contributor he has worked on more than 60 books. A zoology graduate from the University of Bristol, he has also worked as a zookeeper and in safari parks in Zimbabwe.

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